Oceanodroma monorhis (Swinhoe, 1867) - Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Subspecies in India

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)


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This species is uncommon. It inhabits inshore water bodies and the neritic zone. It is migratory, breeding in loose colonies in offshore islands of Russia and Japan during April, and wintering in India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Portugal, and Somalia (BirdLife International 2018). 

Conservation Status:  

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)


According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of the species is stable, with the current population estimate of 65,000-260,000 individuals. Numerous threats to this species were being recorded such as predator attacks, breeding habitat disturbance, and other human encroachments (BirdLife International 2018).

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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BirdLife International 2018. Hydrobates monorhis . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22698520A132651372. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698520A132651372.en. Accessed on 14 February 2020.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Oceanodroma monorhis (Swinhoe, 1867) – Swinhoe's Storm Petrel. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/oceanodroma-monorhis, accessed 2024/11/10.